McCandless -- The Community College of Allegheny County North Campus, 8701 Perry Highway, will hold a free open stage night hosted by Greg Joseph of The Clarks from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Atrium. Individuals are invited to perform acoustic music, voice, poetry or comedy. Information: 412-369-3725.

FOR PETS

Sewickley -- St. James Catholic Church, 200 Walnut St., will conduct a Blessing of Pets at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Thomas J. Burke will give a special blessing. Information: 412-741-6650 or www.saintjames-church.com.

Pine -- The annual Rockin' Blues Concert, a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, will be held Oct. 20 at Grazie Restaurant, 100 Village Run Road. The Matthews Band, the hEARd and Miss Freddye & Blue Fazehe will perform. Doors open at 5 p.m. Guests will have chances to win auction baskets. Admission: $30 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance: 412-370-8038 or rozanne.matthews@gmail.com.

LIBRARIES

McCandless -- Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, will hold the following programs:

• Vickie Dellaquila, a professional organizer and author of "Don't Toss My Memories in the Trash: A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping Seniors Downsize, Organize and Move," will be at the library at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 to share tips on downsizing, organizing and moving. Registration: 412-366-8100, ext. 113 or www.northlandlibrary.org.

• Savvy Social Security planning, 7 p.m. Oct. 29. Mark Ambrose of S&T Bank will present a program on how to plan for Social Security payments. Free. Registration required: 412-366-8100, ext. 113 or www.northlandlibrary.org.

MEETINGS

McCandless -- North Hills Genealogists will meet Tuesday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Tip time is 6:45 p.m., followed by the main presentation, "Wikis, Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, RSS Feeds, The Cloud: What Does All This Jargon Mean?" by Carole Ashbridge, who has a master's of library science and is social media chairwoman for North Hills Genealogists. Information: 724-935-6961 or www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org.

SEMINAR

Oakmont -- Casting for Recovery of Western Pennsylvania will hold a gathering to focus on wellness, stress reduction, breast cancer awareness and survivorship from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at Oakmont Yacht Club, 11 Washington Ave. Refreshments and a light lunch will be served. Cost: $10. Payment and reservations can be made at https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=47e675 or mail a check payable to Casting for Recovery by Monday to: Casting for Recovery Western PA, P.O. Box 111240, Pittsburgh 15238. Information: 724-272-7119.

Sharpsburg -- Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania, 1650 Main St., will host a free disability resource breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. next Thursday. Newlin Archinal, wealth adviser at Integrity Wealth Consulting and Arthritis Foundation board member, and Melissa Kehl from the Arthritis Foundation will speak on how to keep working with arthritis. To attend: 412-782-5344, ext. 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org.

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